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The #SouthDakota Governor's Office of #EconomicDevelopment works to create jobs, support companies, and foster business growth.

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Never backing down on 2nd Amendment rights, @GovKristiNoem is making South Dakota the Freest state in America to do business in firearms. Thank you to all of the state’s current manufacturers, and to those yet to make the move to our great state – we’ll see you soon. Become a…
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Whohoo! 👏18 new broadband grants have been awarded, paving the way for more high-speed broadband internet. Learn more⬇ …/governor-kristi-noem-announces-18-new…/ #broadband #sdopenforbusiness #grants
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That's a wrap on this year's @nssfshotshow ! Who better to help us spread the word that Freedom Works Here than @GovKristiNoem ? Become a part of South Dakota: #southdakota #economicdevelopment #sdgoed #freedomworkshere #shotshow
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Today is State Employee Recognition Day!👏"The entire team at the Governor’s Office of Economic Development has worked tirelessly over the last 15 months and I’m incredibly grateful for each and every one of them."-Commissioner Steve Westra. Read more:
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Freedom Works Here is just getting started, and individuals from across the country are racing to come to South Dakota! Partnering with Live Fast Motorsports provides a unique opportunity to share our state's way of life with NASCAR in the Bristol and Richmond races.…
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Deputy Commissioner Jesse Fonkert kicked off the @ASIS_Intl GSX Conference in Dallas, Texas. With 3,500 highly skilled cybersecurity professionals and an innovative cybersecurity program through @DakotaState , South Dakota is home to thriving businesses in technology.
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Another great cybersecurity conference with Stacy Kooistra and Brent Van Aartsen of @DakotaState ! @InfoSec_World provided the opportunity for South Dakota to continue sharing that in our state, Freedom (and cyber) Works Here.
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Is the @SturgisRally still on anyone else's mind? What a week with @GovKristiNoem and @teamlivefast at the @TheChip sharing South Dakota's message - Freedom Works Here. #sturgis #motorcyclerally #southdakota #economicdevelopment #sdgoed
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Going to the @SturgisRally ? Stop by the @TheChip to see the @teamlivefast #FreedomWorksHere show car on display from August 4-13! Learn more about South Dakota:
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South Dakota has the most business-friendly environment in the nation! Families are growing, and businesses like Gameday Social and @ColeTACgear are embracing our Freedoms and thriving. Start your business in South Dakota today:
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“The next step is to get these folks plugged into our workforce and our communities here in South Dakota,” said Chris Schilken, the Commissioner of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. “We need businesses to work with us so that we can make sure all of our open jobs are…
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South Dakota is well represented at the 2022 SHOT Show. It was a pleasure to meet with the South Dakota companies who are there to showcase their products. #SHOTShow
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Shout out to the Grant Count Development Corporation for sharing this photo of its billboard! #realwages #realwagecalculator #youcanliveinSD
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We are so grateful for @HeartlandPower for setting up a tour of @GroupManitou this morning. Thanks for choosing South Dakota to do amazing business! #manufacturing #skidloaders #sdopenforbusiness
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The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) is pleased to announce the hiring of Jesse Fonkert as its new deputy commissioner. Fonkert will begin his duties September 1. Fonkert, of Hartford, has spent the majority of his professional career in the field of economic…
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Furniture Mart USA is expanding! The company’s groundbreaking was held this morning. The company will be adding 300,000 square feet to its distribution center. #sdopenforbusiness #sdgoed
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Officials announce giant industrial park in Sioux Falls area http://t.co/mSxzQVO482 via @washtimes #Foundationpark
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Our office will be closed Monday, January 1 in observance of New Year's Day.
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Thank you @JackLinks for hosting Commissioner @SteveWestra , @ChrisSchilken , and @kylepeeeta yesterday at your plant in Alpena. It’s great to see such an efficient process and large investment in a small town. We appreciate your investment in SD! 🤝❤️ #sdopenforbusiness
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Thank you, @LeeCowanCBS and @CBSSunday for the great story about @Daktronics & #SouthDakota ’s quality workforce and education. #SoDakBiz
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Our state is continuing to succeed thanks to economic development, and we’re not slowing down anytime soon. Congratulations to the state of South Dakota and @GovKristiNoem on receiving the Site Selection Magazine’s 2023 Governor’s Cup! Learn more:
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The GOED team has been representing our state at the 2024 @nssfshotshow and sharing South Dakota's message - Freedom Works Here. Learn more: #southdakota #economicdevelopment #sdgoed #freedomworkshere #shotshow
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We are so proud to announce our Small and Large Communities of the Year, and our Excellence in Economic Development Award winner today at our GOED Conference! Congratulations to @Elevate_RC , @NorthSiouxCity , and Mutch Usera. #SDOpenforBusiness
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United Van Lines released their 2019 National Movers Study and South Dakota has the 8th highest share of people moving into the state. To find out more, check out our link:
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It's official! @SDGovDaugaard has proclaimed this week, Oct. 3-7, as #SouthDakota "Manufacturing Week!" @MfgDay #SDMfgWeek
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What a great day in our office! Congratulations and THANK YOU to our Director of PR & Marketing, Mary Lehecka Nelson, for 30 years of service at GOED! @govkristinoem
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Our friends at ISG are dropping in to wish you a Happy #605Day !
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. @LakeAreaTech has won the 2017 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence
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This week our office toured Wall Meat! Thank you for having us! #sdopenforbusiness #sdgoed #farmtotable #sdfarmersandranchers
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Today was a historic day in SD as Governor Kristi Noem signed legislation creating a public-private partnership that will open doors for continued growth in the cyber security field. This partnership will allow Dakota State University to expand educational opportunities.
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Congratulations to Sturgis Economic Development Corp on its IEDC Award for Multi-Year Economic Development Planning! Way to go!
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It's National Milk Day! Did you know South Dakota produced 3.12 billion pounds of milk in 2020? Milk production has grown significantly here over the past decade and 2020 was the first year we crossed the 3-billion-pound-threshold. #milk #nationalmilkday
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Congratulations @groupmanitou Manitou/Gehl of Madison, SD on your expansion and ribbon cutting! Thank you for choosing to continue investing in South Dakota, Madison, and the great people of this state. #SouthDakota #economicdevelopment #sdgoed
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GOED hosted a Deep Dive event in Rapid City this week. From staff speakers to a panel of practitioners, this two day event allowed attendees to hear more about the importance of financing and economic development. #economicdevelopment
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Aberdeen and Brandon, South Dakota have been named among America's 50 Best Cities to Live by 24/7 Wall Street. For more information, check out this article: …/…/americas-50-best-cities-to-live-7/
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New and expanded Registered Apprenticeship Programs provide on-the-job training that work to build a stronger South Dakota. Learn more and find opportunities: @SouthDakotaDLR #southdakota #economicdevelopment #sdgoed
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GREAT NEWS from today's headlines! SD has been ranked the Most Business Friendly state in the nation for 2021, according to @CNBC . That jumps to #1 , up from #2 in 2019. With over 34K businesses in the state, it's no wonder they are proud to be in SD! #sdopenforbusiness #sdgoed
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Dakota Metals is open for business.
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[BLOG] Improve your #socialmedia game | Social Media Series 1.1 http://t.co/j4xaYIstYd. What platforms would you like to learn more about?
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We are so proud to have been a partner with @southdakota and @SDGameFishParks on this year's annual pheasant hunt! 🙌A great time was had by all who attended. We can't wait for next year's event! ❤️ #sdgoed #sdopenforbusiness #hifromsd #pheasanthunting
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From talks regarding talent retention to a workforce guide for the Z Generation, a huge shout out to @DevelopSF for all they did during this year’s WIN Summit 🙌! A big thank you to speakers @paultenhaken and retired Vikings linebacker 🏈 @chadgreenway52 ! What a great experience!
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Our office will be closed on Monday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.
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Gov. Daugaard was recently honored with the BIO Lifetime Champion Award. "Thanks to the leadership of Governor Daugaard, South Dakota has steadily grown and diversified its biotechnology industry," said Jim Greenwood, President and CEO of BIO.
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Special thanks to Governor Kristi Noem, state agencies, and all of the economic development professionals that were able to take part in this week's Meet the State event. The goal was for new economic developers to become acquainted with GOED, state agencies, and other partners.
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Providing delicious products and several jobs, Bel Brands is the perfect example of manufacturing's impact on the state. Learn more about manufacturing in South Dakota: #SDMfgWeek #southdakota #economicdevelopment #sdgoed #manufacturing
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Get to know our #1 industry in #SouthDakota on this National Agriculture Week! #ThankAFarmer @SDAgriculture
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The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) is pleased to announce the promotion of Adam Molseed to Business Development Director. Molseed has been a state employee for the past 16 years. He has spent the past nearly six years as a public relations representative,…
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Congratulations to @B9Creations on their 10-year anniversary. The Rapid City company provides affordable, high-resolution 3D printers to over 66 countries globally.
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Our next webinar is right around the corner! Join our Community Development Director, Joe Fiala,…
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South Dakota currently has nearly 90,000 small businesses, employing over 210,000 (58.5%) of the workforce. That number grew 25.1% from 1994 to 2018, outpacing the national small business employment growth of 20.1%. #sdgoed #freedomworkshere #shopsmall #smallbusinesssaturday
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The Garfield Dairy in Hamlin were such great hosts yesterday. Here are the super cool stats: they milk 9,500 🐮🐮🐮at their brand new facility, employ 45 people, source all their feed locally and their barn is 23 total acres. WOW! #dairyfarm #sdopenforbusiness 🥛❤🧀
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The value of $100 dollars is more than 13% higher in South Dakota, cashing in at $113.38 (the 6th best in the nation). This means your money stretches further in South Dakota and enables you to live just a little bit richer than 88% of the nation.
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Firearm-friendly attitudes and beautiful scenery views are just some of the benefits to doing #business in #SouthDakota . #SHOTShow Booth2950
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Community Development Director, Joe Fiala, attended the 20th anniversary of the South Dakota value added agricultural development center last week! They have been instrumental to the value added agricultural community, so it was fun to celebrate this success!
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. @247WallSt has named #SouthDakota one of the best run states in America!
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On National Milk Day, it's hard not to recognize the 3.6 billion pounds of milk South Dakota recently produced in just one year's time. That's a 42% increase over the last five years! #SDGOED #YearInReview #NationalMilkDay
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Mike Waldner addressed attendees of the annual South Dakota Telecommunications Association PUC education forum. Waldner spoke on @GovKristiNoem 's ConnectSD initiative that had created $270 million of investments in broadband and connected 31,000 locations. Learn more about…
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Here's a great article on a growing #SouthDakota company, Weisser Distributing. We are so glad to see this kind of growth and innovation in our state!
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Congratulations to the community of Wall and the Wall Industrial Park on being named a Certified Site in the category of Light Industrial. With interest both from local businesses and outside entities, Wall is working to promote itself and what South Dakota has to offer
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Prepared to invest over $500 million in Davison County and throughout the state, High Plains Processing continues to grow in South Dakota with the South Dakota Soybean Processors, LLC organization. Learn more: #freedomworkshere #southdakota
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, announced today that USDA is investing $3.3 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in South Dakota. To learn more, visit:
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Happy #biketoworkday2021 ! We're so happy South Dakota businesses like @dirtbags .bikepacking, @striderbikes , BarYak LLC and Quarq choose our state to build and sell. Enjoy the ride today people!🚵 #sdopenforbusiness
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South Dakota continues to lead the way when it comes to growth in housing permits, up 18.2% in just one year. #southdakota #econdev #sdgoed
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Hanging with the big "shots" at TS Customs Rifles in @MillerSoDak this week! TS Customs is a custom firearm manufacturer and is very well-known in the industry. Thanks to the On Hand Development Corp. for helping make this visit happen. #SDOpenforBusiness #customfirearms
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Manufacturing jobs in South Dakota are in demand and on the rise. As we celebrate Manufacturing Week, here is a look at just a few manufacturers in the state and what they are creating. Find out more about manufacturing and what the @SDGOED is doing at
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Yesterday, @VQCheese in Milbank, SD broke ground on their $195 million expansion. Expected to be completed in 2025, their annual cheese production capacity will expand by 125 million pounds and create additional dairy milk processing capacity of 3 million pounds.
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We were so excited to attend the groundbreaking for Property Meld, a growing software company in Rapid City, SD. Thanks for choosing South Dakota to expand your business--we're so glad you're here! #sdopenforbusiness #sdexpansion #SoftwareDeveloper
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Happy National Agriculture Week! Today, we ask you to #ThankAFarmer @SDAgriculture #SDAgProud
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Meeting day at GOED. We had the opportunity to meet with the Small Business Administration Representatives, the South Dakota Housing Development Authority, and the Small Business Development Center to hear more about what is going on in all of their programs.
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South Dakota GOED took part in the South Dakota Governor's Conference on Tourism this week. Staff enjoyed being able to engage with businesses devoted to South Dakota’s visitor industry. #SDTourism
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Congratulations to @SicanguCo and ecosystem partners for fostering new ideas to expand child care in the Rosebud community!
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Secrets of the universe may lie in an old gold mine in South Dakota via @usatoday
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From parks and recreation to a strong education system, and top-notch healthcare, Madison's sign encourages everyone coming into town to, “Discover the Unexpected.” See the full story about the community and about @MadisonSDWorks here:
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We hope everyone enjoyed the breakout sessions! There's more learning opportunities ahead. #GOEDshowtime
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Congratulations to Aesir Technologies, Inc. for joining the elite group of companies that are making South Dakota a new powerhouse in the tech/gig economy. Welcome to our great state. 🎈🎈🎈 We’re glad you’re here! #sdopenforbusiness #sdgoed
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The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) was in Watertown earlier this week for the East River Deep Dive. During the event, 45 economic development professionals from across the state were able to learn about planning and landing a business deal.
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Milk, cheese, ice cream & more. The dairy industry in #SouthDakota and at @SDState is strong. Find out more at
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Congratulations Mereen-Johnson and the City of Webster on this expansion!
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Nearly 💯 people attended @MereenJohnson 's ribbon cutting this afternoon! Excellent community and regional support for this local expansion!
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If you’re at #SB49 , you’re watching LED video displays that were designed by @Daktronics in #SouthDakota ! #SoDakBiz @UOPXStadium
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Recently, Dr. Jose-Marie Griffiths of @DakotaState was named to InspiredMinds! Community's top 50 most influential women in AI. Congratulations!
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"We have to grow the businesses in the state." - Commissioner Stern. His words at a luncheon in Deadwood last week.
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Great takeaways from Emily Pilloton's "Designing the Future of Rural" session at #RuralX . @DKTAresources
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On this Labor Day, we want to thank all of the hard-working individuals who make South Dakota such a great state. #sdgoed #sdopenforbusiness #LaborDay
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Thank you @HeartlandPower for sponsoring tonight's social hour! We appreciate all of our sponsors! #GOEDshowtime
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Today we remember those that gave their lives for our country. Happy Memorial Day.
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Which state was named most entrepreneur-friendly in 2014 by the @SBECouncil ? You got it, #SouthDakota ! Check it out: http://t.co/aV6Ffxsf4K
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After months of preparing, it’s finally coming to fruition. We can’t wait to see everyone in the next 24 hours 🙌 #sdopenforbusiness
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Stress slows us down, in life, and in business. But not in SD! We are ranked 4th as the Hardest Working State. And, we were just named as the top most relaxed state in the nation! Let us show you how to live and enjoy life and help your business flourish.
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We were open for business then, and we’re still open for business now. Let’s get that date saved: GOED’s Spring Conference will be held April 28 🗓 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. Register here:
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GOED attended the South Dakota Manufacturing Summit at @LakeAreaTech in Watertown to celebrate one of the state's biggest industries. A day to network and share ideas, the summit focused on leadership, workforce, technology, and more. @SoDakMTS #southdakota #economicdevelopment
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From all of us at GOED, Happy Native American Day! Check out @TribalSD for great ideas on how to support a native-owned business in this great state such as @prairieedge and Sioux Trading Post in Rapid City. #sdgoed #sdopenforbusiness #nativeamericanday
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K Bar J Leather, a Newell, #SouthDakota company, will showcase its products today at the @WhiteHouse ! #MadeInAmerica
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Congratulations to the city of Crooks on the groundbreaking of their new 35 acre industrial park. This multi-million dollar project already has 10 of 17 lots sold.
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"There is an ease to conducting business in SD. Everyone is pro-business & people want to get things done" #SHOTshow
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